The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-04-14
DAKOTA.

At Highmore, on the 7th, the dwelling,
barns, seed grain and summer feed of Peter
A. Hall, were totally destroyed by dire.
At Detroit, on the 7th, J. B. Stevens, .
prominen citizen, was arrested for whip
ping his daughter, popular young lady.
Geo. w. johnson, plead guilty at Web
ster, Of the murder Of Charles Miller at
Bristol, last November, and was sentenced
to the penitentiary for life.
April !, B. E. Van vleet, farmer, living
seven miles from Bristol, was found near his
house dead, with q revolver near. Indica-
tions point to suicide. He was unmarried
and live alone.
In extending the Manitoba from st. Paul
to Helena, it is proposed to lay from six
to seven miles Of track every day, and to
use two hundred carloads of material each
twenty -four hours. Work has commenced
ut 4inot, Dakota.
Prairie fires were reported on the sth, at
Watertown, Huron and in Hanson County,
three farmers in the latter place being dis
possessed Of al their earthly goods. The
city OF Watertown was saved by the heroic
fight of the people. The damage at Huron
was at the fair grounds, the city being in
no danger.
The Northern Pacific elevator and ware
house at Buffalo, with combined capacity
of 10000 bushels, burned ON the End. The
elevator cost about $4,000, and is said to
though the amount in store can only be told
by the company's books at Minneapolis
The fire caught In the engine room.
The North Dakota Pharmaceutal Associa
tion met for tho purpose Of electing five
members, from whom the Governor is to
appoint three, to constitute the hoard Of phar-
macy, under the law passed by the recent
legislature. The following were selected: !:
e. e. Maxey, Fargo; H. g. Hanssamen,
Grafton; Robert Bergh, Grand Forks;
Frank Frisby, Bismarck; Fred Voegelis,
La Moure.
During the recent visit OF Gov. Church ut
Washington, he completed arrangements
with War department for the payment to
Dakota OF the moneys due her on militia
account. The sums have been accumu-
lating for several years, and there is now
due 4l9,3 .S. This sum Dakota will
not In addition there is due her under the
provisions of the militia bill which passed
congress apprOpriating $aCO, 600 for distribu-
tiOn among tho states, G,7S4. This bill
gives each territory the same amount as
the states having the lowest representation
in congress. As q consequence, Dakota
will share equally with Colorado Nevada
and Oregon. She will start in, the next
financial year (the money is not due until
July next with 81, ,l22 to her credit on
militia account
At the session on Monday of The coronor's
inquest, held over the charred remains of
Mrs. John Aaniece. who was burned to
death In her home on the prairie, 12 miles
south Of Mitchell, Friday night, it was
shown the woman was known to have con.
siderable money in their possession; that
the family had trouble with some Of their
neighbOrs, and that the woman had said she
was afraid OF her life. When her husband,
who is now in California, but not yet com.
municated with because of present address
not being known, left two months ago, he
wanted to take his wife with him, but the
woman preferred to stay ut home and save
travelling expenses. Facts which look
suspicious are that nothing was seen of the
woman the day previous to the fire. The
remains were not found in the part of the
house occupied as sleeping rooms. The lady's
watch was found on table, and the indica.
tions are that the woman was dressed when
20 completely burned to cinders while other
things In the house. q basket of eggs and
bucket Of coal were only partially burned,
and that nearest neighbOr, who was in easy
sight OF the house, and should have been
first to give the alarm, paid no attention to
the fire and went about his work the next
day rs il nothing had happened, without
even going near the ruins The inquest was
not finished.